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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
A Church Burned.

church, the largest edifice in Newton, was
destroyed by fire today, only portion of
the furnishings being saved. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000; insured for S52, 800. The
fire caught from a defective chimney before
church service had begun. Steps have al
ready been taken to rebuild.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
NAMES HEROES.
The Archives at Augusta and What
They Show.
Pensions Paid by Maine to Veterans,
Widows and Orphans.
Old Muster Rolls in the AdJutant Cen
eraPs office.
Strange Case of Joseph Shunan, OF
the Old Fourth Maine.

o into the Capitol at Angus
ia and you will find that
reminders Of the war Of the
Rebellion are abundant. The
torn battle-fags Of the regi-
ments, inscribed with the
names of famous battlefields,
are draped in the rotunda;
there are swords and pic
lures Of officers who served
the State, and Confederate
battle-fiags that were torn
from their Southern bearers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,

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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional
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THE STATE.
FRANKLIN couNTv

Miss Sadie A. Gay Of Pennington. met
with severe loss the night Of the great fire,
says the Chronicle. She hurriedly PACKED
into a large trunk her best clothes, also
silk quilt, valued at over 500 and which had
received many flattering notices while on ex-
hibiti0n at the New Orleans, La, ExDosi-
tiOn. Some kind friends 10 volunteered and
took the trunk out Of the house for her and
they carried 1t such a distance she has failed
50 far to find any trace Of lt-in fact stole il.
Miss Gay wrote 10 President Cleveland's
wife, stating the facts and one day last week
a letter OF sympathy was received from her,
also very handsome piece Of light blue rib
bon which tied the bouquet earried-by Mrs.
Cleveland at the Presidents New Years re-
ceptiOn at the White House, with the re-
quest that 1t be used in making another
quilt to rep ace the one lost.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A citizen well known in religious circles OF
Waterville aroused some interest In prayer
meeting the other night by requesting
prayers for man who had been lying about
him, and also for himself. that he might be
guided as to his course In the matter.
Mrs. David French Of Mt. Vernon, was
burned to death last week by her clothes
catching fire from stove.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Bangor Ice Company Is cutting four
teen inches of Ice on Kenduskeag stream and
1t Is Of tine quality.
Dexter wooden mills are organizing a fire
department Of their own. They have had q
partial organization heretofore, but now pro-
pose 10 perfect it and make 1t as effectual for
work as Is possible. A general organization
will be made, with branches or divisions at
each mill under assistant engineers.
YORK COUNTY.
The suit Of Honestus Peaslee OF Biddeford.
against James B. Smith of KennebunkpOrt
now on trial In the York County Supreme
Court, Is attracting considerable attention.
1t is an action for SANDER. Plaintiff alleses
that at pablic meeting Of the Salyatlon
Army, of which both Mr.. Peaslee 9nd Mr..
Smith were members, held at the salvation
Army barracks on Alfred street IN bldde-
ford, on Sunday afternoon, Nov. Il, 1880. the
defendant publicly called the plaintiff "a
liar. thief, a hypOcrte defaulter,
devil' and other Infamous names. That
there had been some trouble among the sol-
diers Of the army, and that Capt hampton
had been sent for to adjust the difficulty.
Capt. Hampton cane to BiddefOrd and gave
instructions at that meeting, that all the
soldiers should take seats Ia the body OF the
house, instead Of upon the platform. as was
their custom. After the opening exercises
Capt. hampton invited all those who were
willing TO forgive and forget the old trouble,
and forever drop the matter, TO come forward
and take seats upon the platform. Upon the
second invitation the plaintiff started for-
ward. and as he went up the aisle the de-
fendant exeitedly, and In loud voice made
the infamous charges against the plaintim
before alluded 10. The damages claimed are
$4,000.
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Prof. Edward 0nley, LII. d., Of Ann
Arbor, Mich, died Sunday.
Hon. S. s. Cox of New York is quite seri-
ously Ill.
Miss Nina Clarke Van Zant Of Chicago is
to become the wife Of August Spies, the
condemned Anarchist
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
American Shipping and Industrial
League.

The national convention of the American
Shipping and Industrial League will assem-
BILE in this city Tuesday. Two hundred dele
gates, representing every State and territory
in the Union are expected to be present. On
Wednesday evening public meeting will be
held and addresses will be delivered by SEN
ators Evarts, Eustis, Dolph, Voorhees, and
others
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
Killed Jumping from a Train.

WELLS, Jan. ia young man about "a
years of age was killed here this afternoon
by jumping from the four o'clock train from
Boston as it neared this station. Papers in
his pocket indicate that his name is Robert
B. Williams, Jr., bound for Portland. He is
believed to be from 81 Perrin street, Roxbu-
ry, Mass. His pockets contained two dis
patches from Robert B. Williams, dated at
Boston, Jan. II and u.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
Penslon Granted Maine Claimants
The Work OF congress Outlined.

The unfinished business of the Senate is
the bill providing for the creation of the ag-
riculturai experiment station. This measure
and a bill prohibiting members of Congress
from acting as railroad attorneys are expect
ed to consume most OF the time OF the Senate
not devoted to the appropriation bills and to
secret sessions during the coming week.
The army and pension appropriation bills
Sare on the calendar ready for consideration
of the Senate and the sundry civil bill is
expected to be brought to the committee in
season for action before the end of the week.
The executive calendar of nominations re-
ported from committees is said to be a long
but it is thought few of the cases win
provoke discussion. The conference report
upon the electoral count bill, which is likely
to be brought up for action Monday or Tues
day, will probably not consume much time.
The first business before the House to-mor-
row will be the Townshends motion to pass
the bill to limit the jurisdiction of the United
States courts in patent cases and protect in
nocent purchasers of patents, which was un-
der discussion when the House adjourned on
last committee suspensions"
When this motion is disposed of, Chair
man Matson in behalf Of the invalid pension
committee, will move to suspend
rules and pass the bill for the relief of de-
pendent parents and honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who are now disabled
and dependent. If opportunity offers TO-
morrow, Mr.. Eldridge will also request the
House, under suspension of the rules, to pass
pass the Mexican pension bill. In the morn
ing hour of Tuesday the committee on Pacific
railroads intends to call up for action res
olution providing for and investigation of
the books of the Pacific railroad companies.
1t is probable that the House will also be
asked 70 act upon the conference ana report
on the interstate commerce bill on the same
day. When these matters are disposed Of,
there will be a struggle for the floor between
the River and Harbor committe with its ap-
preparation bills, the agricultural commit
tee seeking consideration for the pleura
pneumonia bills, the naval committee which
will press the bill for the reorganization of
the naval bureaus, and the Pacific railroad
committee in charge of funding bills. The
post Office appropriation bill will be reported
to the House early in the week and may be
placed in antagonism with measures already
referred TO-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
The Death Rate.

The whole number of deaths in the city for
last week was IS, from the following
causes:
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that hearing win be
Rad before the Judiciary Committee, TUES
DAY, Jan 20, at 2.3O p. M, upon the question of
"Abolisling Imprisonment for debit
Also at the same time and place. upon the ques-
tion of "ExemptingWages from Trustee process
All parties interested win govern themselves ac-
e0rdingly. ANDREW p. WISWELL,
lanl l5dtdsn See. Judiciary Committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
Literally cround to Pieces.

BANGOR, JAM 15.-Fred Lovelace fell into
the hopper of bark mill at Brookton, Wash
ington county, Friday night and was literal
ly ground to pieces. He was so years old and
leaves widow and five children. Lovelace
came from New Brunswick
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are colder and snow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
Suicide of an Unhappy Woman.
ANXIOUS for a pIrect Lime.

PREsoUE ISLE, Jan. 15.-The mass rail
road meeting called for today adjourned to
Saturday, the 23d, on account Of the storm.
Fourteen inches of suow have fallen since
noon yesterday. Great enthusiasm among
the people for direct line to Mattawamkeag
lie
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tJan. 16, 1887, 1000 p. M.)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at ALI stations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PAPA PERRIcHoN.


Papa Perrichon Is a very bright play, and
in the hands of the amateurs who will pro-
duce it at Portland Theatre next Thursday
night, it will receive the best of treatment.
Not only that, but the proceeds will go to-
wards one Of Portlands most popular and
deserving institutions, the Maine General
Hospital. The theatre box office win be
open this morning at O'Clock for the sale Of
reserved seats
CONCERT AT DEERING.
This evening the Deering Village Improve
ment Society will give the opening concert in
their course of entertainments in Lewis Hall.
The course is gotten up to raise funds to pur-
chase piano for the hail and the talent en-
gagged for the different entertainments will
make them well worth attending. This
evening Mrs. Edward c. Gardner, soprano,
Mrs. G. II. Pratt contralto, Mr.. John Nor
gan, tenor, will be the scloists. Mrs. N. b.
Morrill, will be the accompanist, and instru-
mental music will be furnished by the ladies'
orchestra, Mr.. Frank l.. Collins conductor.
The second entertainment in the course
will be given Thursday evening, January 27,
and will consist of Art Pictures, under the
supervision Of Mrs. Fred Kendall and Mr.. j.
III. Lamson.
Murray & Murphy, in .'0ur Irish Visitors"
will be at Portland Theatre Jan. oath.
Ivanhoe Lode, X. of p, will celebrate its
sixth anniversary tomorrow evening by an
entertainment in Castle Hall, consisting of
musical and literary features of a high order,
followed by dancing The talent engaged Is
a guaranty of excellence. Miss Grace Hall
Of this city, rising young violinist, is among
the names on the programme. Grimmer's
Orchestra, Mrs. Morrison, Miss Bartlett, the
Apollo Mandolin Club, Mrs. o. p. Greene,
Messrs. jacobson and Jones, are also down
for pleasing numbers.
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Mean daily bar. 30. 600 Maximum ther..194
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Mean daily DIV pt. "a Max. vel. wind.as.7 NV
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17

Legislative Notice.
InvVfuu order A thc Aoh-

" EhUHst sNWU StMuIc hns pneNpd lhp fnl-
lowing order.
ORDERED, That the time for the reception of ne.
utlons ior private and special legislation he I'm
lted to Tuesday, Jan 27th and that All pefitions
presented after that date be referred to fhe next
legislatures and that the Clerk OF the House canse
this order to be published In the Dailv Kennehec
journal Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Port.
iand bDaly Press, Eastern Argus, lewiston Jour
nal bangor commercial, Bath Daily Times and
by the addition Of the Rockland Opinion. ELS.
chias Republican. an1ndt,anS7sn S ,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-17

A Prominent RockIand Man Dying.
RocKLAND, Jan. 15.-Ambrose Cobb, a
lime manufacturer and prominent citizen of
Rockland, aged about 70 years. was stricken
with paralysis, Friday, and lies unconscious
at the point of death.
Suicide of an Unhappy Woman.
Mrs. Estabrook J. Pease of Rockland, COM
mitted suicide yesterday by taking "Rough
on Rats" She took the poison at noon and
informed her husbvnd at two O'Clock what
she had done. Doctors were Immediately
called, but the woman died at midnight in
terrible agony. She leaves two children, a
boy cf twelve and girl of five. Family
trouble was the cause.
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MAINE.

E.P. JONES, Pvt S. G., U. S. A,
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PnI.nr AArn Mo i'm 1c 1897
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
He was Mad at the Cow
Boston Post .

1 continue to hear after-claps, as it
were, of the Roslindale accident. In one
case young girl who had lately obtained
situation in Boston shop was prevented
from taking the Inflated train by her
mothers delay in getting her lunch ready.
When she had gone short distance to-
ward the station she saw the cars moving
off, and she came back in tears, fearing
that by losing the train she would lose her
place. In the very next house lives a
man who is the fortunate owner, as it
happened, of vicious COW. On the
morning of the accident he reached the
station just too late for the doomed
train, having been delayed by the cows
bad conduct while in the process of milk
ing. He was SO enraged that he took the
trouble to go back to his house and beat
the dumb animal, a piece of wrong
headed cruelty for which, trust, he has
shed tears of repentance. One hesitates
to believe that such escapes are mere
matters of chance, and that even a man
who would beat his COW 'after the eyent"'
was saved by accident.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
AFATHER TO HIS son.

"Come. sit you down beside me, (" said father to
his son,
When the evening meal was finished and the work
of dat was done;
Draw nearer, boy, and listen vel to what have
to say;
I'll speak it now, in confidence. while nother is
away.
Il heard tonight, when 1 came home from work
ing hard all day,
Your mother had been grieved because her son
had gone astray.
/ don't believe in beating. for think talk does
more good
I'll use the simplest kind of words, SOS to be
derStood.
You're not man and won't be, boy, for many
And, if you were, your duty still would lie in
your old home
The heme where first you saw the light OF day
and heard the tone
OF your mothers voice in singing you to sleep
when all alone.
''some children think when old enough to talk
and go to school,
They're masters of their actions and beyond the
mothers rule;
Believe me, boy, in cbidhood-aEd I'll say in
nianhood-you
Will find the mother always is the wiser of the
two.
I'll say no more-your mothers stepI hear upon
the stairs
But bear in mind what have said, and always
in your prayers
Remember her who is your guide in life from day
to day
You'll miss her, boy, and know her worth when
she has passed away"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
K IN 6
Solomon 5 Mines.

After supper we filled our pipes and Lii
them, proceeding which filled Infadoos
and Scraggl with astonshment The Kuku
mas were evidently unacquainted with the
me uses of tobacco-smoke. The herb was
- wn among them extensively; but, like the
Zulus, they only used it for snuff, and quite
failed to identify it in it's new form.
Presently asked Infadoos when we were
to proceed OH our journey, and was delighted
to learn that preparations had been made fol
us to leave on the following morning, mes
sengers having already left to inform Twala
the king, of our coming. 1t appeared thai
Twala was at his principal place, known as
Loo, making ready for the great annual
feast which was held in the first week OF
June. At this gathering all the regiments
with the exception of certain detachments
left behind for garrison purposes, were
brought up and paraded before the king:
and the great annual witch-hunt, of which
more by and by was held.
We were to start at dawn, and InfadooS
who was to accompany us, expected that ws
should, unless we were detained by accident
or by swollen rivers reach Loo on the night
of the second day.
When they had given us this information
our visitors babe us goodnight; and, having
of us flung ourselves down and slept the
sweet sleep of the weary, whilst the fourth
sat up on the lookout for treachery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
How Copper was Obtained.
Pittsburg Dispatch i.

Copper is very widely distributed in the
rocks of the earth. Some curious methods
of obtaining copper were formerly prac-
ticed, as this extract from an old English
book will show: "There are two springs
at Sterngrundt, IN Upper Hungary, so
richly inpregnated with copper and sui
phurio acid that iron thrown into these
is dissolved by the acid and the copper
falls to the bottom in its metallic form.
Near these springs pits are dug and filled
with water. Old iron is then thrown into
them, which, in about a fortnight or thr 90
weeks, is taken out and the coppooo
scraped off. By this process 100 poun A. =.
of iron will produce FROM eighty to nine -
pounds of copper. The same method $; =
adopted at some springs in the count :,
of Wicklox, in Ireland, and here twents
pounds of iron viii yield sixteen o.
copper, which fetches high price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
The San Francisco Races.

SAN Francisco, April 21.-This was the
third day of the Blood Horse association
races The attendance was good, the
weather pleasant and the track decidedly
slow. Mile and one-eighth, all ages; Au-
selia won, Nelson second and Adeline
third. Time, 1859. Grand stakes; for
two year olds, three quarters of mile;t
Sobrante won, Snowdrop second and Po-
catello third. Time, 1:161a. Spirit of
The Times stake, for three year olds;
mile and quarters; Del Norte
won, TODD second and Leapyear third
time, three minutes. Three quarters OF
mile heats; at all ages. In the first heat
Ninena won, M. Kenney second and Gar
diner thiro; time, one-seWnteen. In the
second heat Leapyear won, Ninena Sec
ond and Gardiner third; time. one-sixteen
and three quarters. In the third heat
Ninena won, Leapyear second; time one
eighteen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
SPORTING NEWS.
Thursdays Ball Games.

Dies MONIES, Ia, April 21.-The first of
two games between Des Moines and Chi
cage was called here to-day in the pres
ence Of twenty-five hundred people, de-
spite the drizzling rain which in the last
of the fourth innings stopped the game.
Score: Chicago, L; Des Moines, o. The
pitchers were Baldwin and Wells. The
second game is to be played tomorrow.
ST.. PAUL, April 20.-Detroit, L; ST.
Paul, 5.
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-Athletics, s.
.Mstropolitans, 0.
DENVER, April 21.-The western league
season opened here to-day; score, Denver
81; Hastings, u.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 21.-Louisville
Ia; Cleveland, z.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
The Yacht Thistle.
From the Brooklyn Eagle


The receipt by the New York Yacht
club of the letter of Mr.. VIM. York, secre-
tary to the Royal Clyde Yacht club, re-
moves all doubt as to the exact dimen-
sions of the Scotch challenger. The
Thistle is SO feet in length, 20 feet 3 in
ches wide and IA feet l inch deep. She
is, therefore, more than five feet wider
than either the Genesta Or the Galatea,
and consequently likely to be an able boat.
MI Burgess, the designer Of tho Mayfower
and Puritan, is quoted as expressing the
opinion that the new cutter Is likely to
be very fast. Mr.. York's letter contains
the formal challenge for the Americas
CUP. A request is made that the number
of races be five instead of three, but this
it is said will not be granted. In other
respects the terms are practically the
same as those that ruled IN the Genesta
matches. 1t is proposed that the
first race shall take place on the 4th of
October. This is rather late in the sea-
son, but there will then be chance of
stronger breezes than earlier in the year
1t does not appear yet to be decided
whether new yacht will have to be bulit
to defend the cup or whether that honor
is to be entrusted to the Puritan. Inc
Mayfewer goes across the Atlantic 10 race
Mr.. Chamberlayne's Arrow ana VIII prop
ably not be available for the Cup race.
Still, no doubt America Will De Wol1iny
represented in the contest, and IL is 10 Do
hoped the cup will be kept on THIS sloe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
Fruit Cake-Louisiania Style.
MRS. SENATOR a1BsoN's srcrpE.

Two puOnds of stoned raisins, 1 of cit
ron and two of currants, prepared, sliced,
and put upon waiter to dry Thoroughly.
Cream 1 pound of butter and one of
brown sugar, to which add the yollxs of
ten eggs, we'll beaten. When the fruit is
thoroughly dried and Toured, put hand
full alternately of each into the butter and
eggs. Add two tablespoonful of black
molasses, one ounce of dried cloves, one
of mace and one of allspice; CRATE four
nutmegs into the mass, then stir in 1
pound of Drowned flour alterna.elo with
the whites of the eggs, which must be
beaten to froth. Add Is pint of brandy
IL pint of whisky and a wine glass of
sherry. Bake three hours In slow oven.